Overnight ER Veterinary Technician: Critical Care

Thrive Pet Healthcare; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) with employer match

Mental health resources

Paid parental leave

Purr-ental leave for pet adoption

Subsidized backup childcare

Job summary

Thrive Pet Healthcare seeks an Emergency & Critical Care Veterinary Technician for The PARC in Fort Worth, TX. This full-time role involves hands-on ICU care, outpatients, and assisting with high-acuity patients in a 24/7 ER setting.

You’ll work with veterinarians and multi-disciplinary teams, mentor junior staff, and help ensure smooth patient flow while maintaining meticulous medical records and compassionate client communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2+ years of clinical experience as a veterinary technician in an Emergency and/or Intensive Care setting
• ECC/CVT/LVT/RVT encouraged to apply
• Experience providing advanced nursing care to hospitalized ICU patients
• Ability to monitor BP, ECG, SpO₂, EtCO₂ and recognize subtle changes requiring intervention

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced ICU nursing care for hospitalized, high-acuity patients with continuous monitoring.
• Monitor and interpret patient data (BP, ECG, SpO₂, EtCO₂), trend vitals and lab results.
• Manage CRIs, multimodal drug infusions, and complex fluid therapy.
• Maintain central lines, NG tubes, long-term catheters, and infection-control practices.
• Support higher-risk anesthesia cases and prolonged post-operative recovery.

Skills

Emergency & critical care

ICU nursing

Veterinary technician

Advanced monitoring

Medical math

Job description

Thrive Pet Healthcare seeks an Emergency & Critical Care Veterinary Technician for The PARC in Fort Worth, TX. This full-time role involves hands-on ICU care, outpatients, and assisting with high-acuity patients in a 24/7 ER setting.

You’ll work with veterinarians and multi-disciplinary teams, mentor junior staff, and help ensure smooth patient flow while maintaining meticulous medical records and compassionate client communication.